NHL & WHA Single Season Leaders and Records for Total Goals On-Ice For
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
| Rank | Player | TGF | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 265 | 1981-82 |
| 2. | Wayne Gretzky* | 261 | 1985-86 |
| 3. | Bobby Orr* | 258 | 1970-71 |
| 4. | Mario Lemieux* | 254 | 1988-89 |
| 5. | Wayne Gretzky* | 253 | 1984-85 |
| 6. | Wayne Gretzky* | 250 | 1983-84 |
| 7. | Bobby Orr* | 246 | 1974-75 |
|   | Paul Coffey* | 246 | 1985-86 |
| 9. | Wayne Gretzky* | 237 | 1982-83 |
| 10. | Paul Coffey* | 230 | 1983-84 |
| 11. | Bobby Orr* | 229 | 1973-74 |
| 12. | Wayne Gretzky* | 226 | 1986-87 |
| 13. | Larry Murphy* | 225 | 1992-93 |
| 14. | Paul Coffey* | 219 | 1982-83 |
| 15. | Larry Robinson* | 218 | 1976-77 |
| 16. | Phil Esposito* | 215 | 1970-71 |
|   | Paul Coffey* | 215 | 1984-85 |
| 18. | Wayne Gretzky* | 213 | 1988-89 |
| 19. | Mario Lemieux* | 211 | 1987-88 |
| 20. | Paul Coffey* | 209 | 1988-89 |
| 21. | Bobby Orr* | 208 | 1971-72 |
| 22. | Wayne Gretzky* | 206 | 1980-81 |
| 23. | Jaromír Jágr | 205 | 1995-96 |
| 24. | Denis Potvin* | 204 | 1977-78 |
| 25. | Denis Potvin* | 203 | 1978-79 |
|   | Paul Coffey* | 203 | 1981-82 |
|   | Mario Lemieux* | 203 | 1992-93 |
| 28. | Marcel Dionne* | 202 | 1980-81 |
| 29. | Phil Esposito* | 201 | 1973-74 |
| 30. | Wayne Gretzky* | 200 | 1990-91 |
|   | Pat LaFontaine* | 200 | 1992-93 |
| 32. | Brad Park* | 199 | 1977-78 |
| 33. | Adam Oates* | 197 | 1992-93 |
|   | Mario Lemieux* | 197 | 1995-96 |
| 35. | Larry Robinson* | 196 | 1977-78 |
| 36. | Paul Coffey* | 195 | 1989-90 |
| 37. | Ian Turnbull | 194 | 1976-77 |
|   | Bernie Nicholls | 194 | 1988-89 |
| 39. | Charlie Huddy | 193 | 1982-83 |
|   | Brian Leetch* | 193 | 1991-92 |
| 41. | Bobby Orr* | 192 | 1969-70 |
|   | Al MacInnis* | 192 | 1989-90 |
| 43. | Denis Potvin* | 190 | 1980-81 |
|   | Larry Robinson* | 190 | 1985-86 |
|   | Connor McDavid | 190 | 2022-23 |
| 46. | Jerry Korab | 189 | 1974-75 |
|   | Bryan Trottier* | 189 | 1978-79 |
|   | Al MacInnis* | 189 | 1988-89 |
|   | Steve Yzerman* | 189 | 1988-89 |
|   | Ron Francis* | 189 | 1995-96 |
| 51. | Dave Babych | 188 | 1981-82 |
|   | Charlie Huddy | 188 | 1984-85 |
|   | Jari Kurri* | 188 | 1985-86 |
| 54. | Guy Lafleur* | 187 | 1979-80 |
|   | Ray Bourque* | 187 | 1983-84 |
|   | Ray Bourque* | 187 | 1992-93 |
|   | Phil Housley* | 187 | 1992-93 |
|   | Brian Leetch* | 187 | 1993-94 |
|   | Nathan MacKinnon | 187 | 2023-24 |
| 60. | Phil Esposito* | 186 | 1971-72 |
|   | Guy Lapointe* | 186 | 1974-75 |
|   | Guy Lafleur* | 186 | 1977-78 |
|   | Gary Suter | 186 | 1987-88 |
| 64. | Mark Howe* | 185 | 1985-86 |
|   | Al MacInnis* | 185 | 1990-91 |
|   | Paul Coffey* | 185 | 1992-93 |
| 67. | Marcel Dionne* | 184 | 1979-80 |
|   | Dave Babych | 184 | 1982-83 |
| 69. | Guy Lapointe* | 183 | 1975-76 |
|   | Jari Kurri* | 183 | 1984-85 |
| 71. | Börje Salming* | 182 | 1976-77 |
|   | Mario Lemieux* | 182 | 1991-92 |
| 73. | Carol Vadnais | 181 | 1974-75 |
|   | Wayne Gretzky* | 181 | 1989-90 |
|   | Leon Draisaitl | 181 | 2022-23 |
| 76. | Larry Murphy* | 180 | 1991-92 |
| 77. | Guy Lafleur* | 178 | 1975-76 |
|   | Guy Lafleur* | 178 | 1976-77 |
|   | Guy Lapointe* | 178 | 1976-77 |
|   | Brad Park* | 178 | 1976-77 |
|   | Guy Lafleur* | 178 | 1978-79 |
|   | Mike Bossy* | 178 | 1981-82 |
|   | Brad Maxwell | 178 | 1983-84 |
|   | Brian Leetch* | 178 | 1990-91 |
| 85. | Bryan Trottier* | 177 | 1981-82 |
|   | Brad McCrimmon | 177 | 1985-86 |
| 87. | Randy Carlyle | 176 | 1980-81 |
|   | Glenn Anderson* | 176 | 1981-82 |
|   | Denis Potvin* | 176 | 1983-84 |
|   | Ray Bourque* | 176 | 1995-96 |
| 91. | Phil Esposito* | 175 | 1972-73 |
|   | Börje Salming* | 175 | 1975-76 |
|   | Kevin Stevens | 175 | 1991-92 |
|   | Evan Bouchard | 175 | 2025-26 |
| 95. | Ken Hodge | 174 | 1973-74 |
|   | Brad Park* | 174 | 1973-74 |
|   | Carol Vadnais | 174 | 1973-74 |
|   | Mike Bossy* | 174 | 1978-79 |
|   | Börje Salming* | 174 | 1979-80 |
|   | Peter Šťastný* | 174 | 1981-82 |
|   | Paul Coffey* | 174 | 1990-91 |
|   | Steve Yzerman* | 174 | 1992-93 |
|   | Nicklas Lidström* | 174 | 1993-94 |
|   | Nikita Kucherov | 174 | 2023-24 |
| 105. | Bobby Orr* | 173 | 1972-73 |
|   | Phil Esposito* | 173 | 1974-75 |
|   | Denis Potvin* | 173 | 1976-77 |
|   | Larry Robinson* | 173 | 1979-80 |
|   | Mario Lemieux* | 173 | 1985-86 |
|   | Ray Bourque* | 173 | 1990-91 |
|   | Steve Duchesne | 173 | 1992-93 |
| 112. | Serge Savard* | 172 | 1974-75 |
|   | Jocelyn Guevremont | 172 | 1975-76 |
|   | Charlie Huddy | 172 | 1983-84 |
|   | Dale Hawerchuk* | 172 | 1984-85 |
|   | Charlie Huddy | 172 | 1985-86 |
|   | Wayne Gretzky* | 172 | 1987-88 |
|   | Alexander Mogilny* | 172 | 1992-93 |
| 119. | Dave Babych | 171 | 1985-86 |
|   | Ray Bourque* | 171 | 1993-94 |
|   | Connor McDavid | 171 | 2025-26 |
| 122. | Ray Bourque* | 170 | 1989-90 |
|   | Brett Hull* | 170 | 1990-91 |
|   | Doug Gilmour* | 170 | 1992-93 |
|   | Sergei Fedorov* | 170 | 1993-94 |
| 126. | Marcel Dionne* | 169 | 1978-79 |
|   | Ray Bourque* | 169 | 1985-86 |
|   | Ray Bourque* | 169 | 1986-87 |
|   | Steve Duchesne | 169 | 1988-89 |
|   | Paul Coffey* | 169 | 1993-94 |
|   | Evan Bouchard | 169 | 2023-24 |
|   | Nathan MacKinnon | 169 | 2025-26 |
| 133. | J.C. Tremblay | 168 | 1971-72 |
|   | Denis Potvin* | 168 | 1975-76 |
|   | Carol Vadnais | 168 | 1975-76 |
|   | Serge Savard* | 168 | 1976-77 |
|   | Dennis Maruk | 168 | 1981-82 |
|   | Mikko Rantanen | 168 | 2023-24 |
| 139. | Marcel Dionne* | 167 | 1974-75 |
|   | Guy Lafleur* | 167 | 1974-75 |
|   | Randy Carlyle | 167 | 1981-82 |
|   | Brian Engblom | 167 | 1981-82 |
|   | Peter Šťastný* | 167 | 1985-86 |
|   | Chris Chelios* | 167 | 1988-89 |
|   | Luc Robitaille* | 167 | 1992-93 |
|   | Connor McDavid | 167 | 2023-24 |
| 147. | Brad Park* | 166 | 1980-81 |
|   | Stefan Persson | 166 | 1980-81 |
|   | Dave Taylor | 166 | 1980-81 |
|   | Al MacInnis* | 166 | 1987-88 |
|   | Kevin Stevens | 166 | 1992-93 |
|   | Pierre Turgeon* | 166 | 1992-93 |
|   | Brian Leetch* | 166 | 1996-97 |
|   | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 166 | 2022-23 |
| 155. | Bobby Clarke* | 165 | 1975-76 |
|   | Larry Robinson* | 165 | 1981-82 |
|   | Ray Bourque* | 165 | 1984-85 |
|   | Chris Chelios* | 165 | 1992-93 |
|   | Teemu Selänne* | 165 | 1992-93 |
|   | Rick Tocchet | 165 | 1992-93 |
|   | Larry Murphy* | 165 | 1993-94 |
|   | Zach Hyman | 165 | 2022-23 |
| 163. | Phil Esposito* | 164 | 1968-69 |
|   | Guy Lapointe* | 164 | 1972-73 |
|   | Kent Nilsson | 164 | 1980-81 |
|   | Rob Brown | 164 | 1988-89 |
|   | Gary Suter | 164 | 1990-91 |
| 168. | Bobby Orr* | 163 | 1968-69 |
|   | Pete Mahovlich | 163 | 1974-75 |
|   | Doug Wilson* | 163 | 1981-82 |
|   | Mike Krushelnyski | 163 | 1984-85 |
|   | Al MacInnis* | 163 | 1985-86 |
|   | Larry Murphy* | 163 | 1986-87 |
|   | Ray Bourque* | 163 | 1987-88 |
|   | Scott Stevens* | 163 | 1988-89 |
|   | Adam Oates* | 163 | 1989-90 |
|   | Mark Recchi* | 163 | 1992-93 |
|   | Sergei Zubov* | 163 | 1993-94 |
|   | Cale Makar | 163 | 2021-22 |
| 180. | Bill Barber* | 162 | 1975-76 |
|   | Stefan Persson | 162 | 1978-79 |
|   | Ray Bourque* | 162 | 1979-80 |
|   | Steve Yzerman* | 162 | 1989-90 |
|   | Kevin Hatcher | 162 | 1992-93 |
|   | Wayne Gretzky* | 162 | 1993-94 |
|   | Alex Ovechkin | 162 | 2008-09 |
|   | Quinn Hughes | 162 | 2023-24 |
| 188. | Pat Stapleton | 161 | 1970-71 |
|   | Mike Bossy* | 161 | 1980-81 |
|   | Doug Wilson* | 161 | 1985-86 |
|   | Gary Suter | 161 | 1992-93 |
|   | Jaromír Jágr | 161 | 2000-01 |
|   | Nicklas Lidström* | 161 | 2002-03 |
|   | Nicklas Lidström* | 161 | 2005-06 |
|   | Mike Green | 161 | 2009-10 |
|   | Nikita Kucherov | 161 | 2025-26 |
| 197. | Ron Stackhouse | 160 | 1975-76 |
|   | Larry Murphy* | 160 | 1980-81 |
|   | Craig Hartsburg | 160 | 1985-86 |
|   | Gary Suter | 160 | 1989-90 |
|   | Ray Bourque* | 160 | 1991-92 |
|   | Kevin Hatcher | 160 | 1991-92 |
|   | Victor Hedman | 160 | 2021-22 |
| 204. | Pat Stapleton | 159 | 1968-69 |
|   | Brad Park* | 159 | 1971-72 |
|   | Steve Shutt* | 159 | 1976-77 |
|   | Ian Turnbull | 159 | 1980-81 |
|   | Craig Hartsburg | 159 | 1981-82 |
|   | Jari Kurri* | 159 | 1983-84 |
|   | Dave Babych | 159 | 1984-85 |
|   | Denis Potvin* | 159 | 1984-85 |
|   | Phil Housley* | 159 | 1989-90 |
|   | Mark Messier* | 159 | 1989-90 |
|   | Steve Chiasson | 159 | 1992-93 |
|   | Adam Oates* | 159 | 1993-94 |
|   | Joe Sakic* | 159 | 1995-96 |
|   | Jaromír Jágr | 159 | 1998-99 |
|   | Mikko Rantanen | 159 | 2021-22 |
| 219. | Börje Salming* | 158 | 1977-78 |
|   | Håkan Loob | 158 | 1987-88 |
|   | Denis Savard* | 158 | 1987-88 |
|   | Scott Stevens* | 158 | 1987-88 |
|   | Doug Bodger | 158 | 1992-93 |
|   | Brian Leetch* | 158 | 1995-96 |
|   | Joe Sakic* | 158 | 2000-01 |
|   | Johnny Gaudreau | 158 | 2021-22 |
| 227. | Phil Esposito* | 157 | 1969-70 |
|   | John Tonelli | 157 | 1984-85 |
|   | Doug Lidster | 157 | 1986-87 |
|   | Dale Hawerchuk* | 157 | 1987-88 |
|   | Rob Blake* | 157 | 1993-94 |
|   | Doug Gilmour* | 157 | 1993-94 |
|   | Morgan Rielly | 157 | 2021-22 |
|   | Matthew Tkachuk | 157 | 2022-23 |
|   | Zach Hyman | 157 | 2023-24 |
| 236. | Vic Hadfield | 156 | 1971-72 |
|   | Bryan Trottier* | 156 | 1977-78 |
|   | Larry Robinson* | 156 | 1978-79 |
|   | Paul Reinhart | 156 | 1980-81 |
|   | Al Secord | 156 | 1982-83 |
|   | Dave Babych | 156 | 1983-84 |
|   | Rob Ramage | 156 | 1983-84 |
|   | Peter Šťastný* | 156 | 1983-84 |
|   | Jari Kurri* | 156 | 1986-87 |
|   | Luc Robitaille* | 156 | 1987-88 |
|   | Doug Wilson* | 156 | 1988-89 |
|   | Ron Francis* | 156 | 1992-93 |
|   | Mario Lemieux* | 156 | 1996-97 |
|   | Tomáš Kaberle | 156 | 2005-06 |
|   | Joe Thornton* | 156 | 2005-06 |


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